The Washington Commanders beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-30 on Oct 3, 2021 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Final · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Top performers
- Taylor Heinicke threw for 290 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Commanders.
- Antonio Gibson ran for 63 yards on 14 carries.
- Matt Ryan threw for 283 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Falcons.
- Cordarrelle Patterson ran for 34 yards on 6 carries.
Washington Commanders box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gibson | 14 | 63 | 1 | 8 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 5 | 43 | 0 | 20 |
| J.D. McKissic | 7 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 26 | 121 | 1 | 20 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin | 6 | 13 | 123 | 2 | 33 |
| J.D. McKissic | 5 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 30 |
| Dyami Brown | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Curtis Samuel | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Adam Humphries | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Antonio Gibson | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 19 | 27 | 236 | 3 | 33 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Holcomb | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Allen | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Bostic | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCain | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Daron Payne | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Curl | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Fuller | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| William Jackson III | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Settle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 59 | 36 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Atlanta Falcons box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 6 | 34 | 0 | 13 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Feleipe Franks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9 | 53 | 0 | 17 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 5 | 6 | 82 | 3 | 42 |
| Calvin Ridley | 7 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 21 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 4 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 15 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 17 | 31 | 227 | 3 | 42 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foyesade Oluokun | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deion Jones | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fabian Moreau | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Fowler Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Means | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Oliver | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Copeland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Terrell Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylinn Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 48 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Commanders · 2021 season · Previous Sep 26, 2021: WSH 21, BUF 43 · Next Oct 10, 2021: NO 33, WSH 22
- Falcons · 2021 season · Previous Sep 26, 2021: ATL 17, NYG 14 · Next Oct 10, 2021: NYJ 20, ATL 27